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Batman: Master of Fear

When: Fri., Aug. 25, 8 p.m. 2017Price: free admission

Batman has lasted almost 80 years at this point, which means the character has more than a handful of fans. It seems like almost all of them have at some point made an unauthorized fan film starring the Dark Knight Detective. Some recreate a personal favorite story from the comics, while others go for crossover appeal (Batman vs. Darth Vader shows up in the No. 1 slot in a lot of "Best Batman Fan Film" lists for a reason). Local filmmaker Matthew J.R. Kohler went the film noir route with his film, Batman: Master of Fear. The film features a new character, Nightmare, a mysterious masked man who works with the crime lord Black Mask in an attempt to draw in Batman. The inaugural episode of a planned three-part "mini-web series" debuts at 8 p.m. Friday, August 25, at Webster University's Moore Auditorium (470 East Lockwood Avenue; www.webster.edu/film-series). Admission is free, and if you enjoy it you can donate to their Kickstarter, which will fund the remaining episodes.